Christopher Lasch
Christopher Lasch
ChristopherLaschwas an American historian, moralist, and social critic...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth1 June 1932
CountryUnited States of America
Christopher Lasch quotes about
inspirational roles restoration
The proper role of humanists is not to bring 'human values' to the attention of technicians otherwise engaged in a purely instrumental approach to their calling, but to demand the restoration of the practical or moral element in callings that have degenerated into techniques.
independent wish needs
The best defense against the terror of existence are the homely comforts of love, work, and family life, which connect us to a world that is independent of our wishes yet responsive to our needs.
definitions our-society sides
The question of the family now divides our society so deeply that the opposing sides cannot even agree on a definition of the institution they are arguing about.
family hunting diversity
The left dismisses talk about the collapse of family life and talks instead about the emergence of the growing new diversity of family types.
sides conservative destruction
Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values.
democracy indifference intolerance
Democracy in our time is more likely to die of indifference than of intolerance.
encouragement jobs information
The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information.
common-sense community progress
The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment.
people nuclear nuclear-families
Most people no longer live in nuclear families at all.
people ordinary prejudice
Because it equates tradition with prejudice, the left finds itself increasingly unable to converse with ordinary people in their common language.
winning brain enjoyment
It's not about winning. It's the enjoyment of doing it - it gets your brain going.
culture world narcissist
In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is God's gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is God's gift to the collective.
peculiar bourgeoisie horror
It is a tribute to the peculiar horror of contemporary life that it makes the worst features of earlier times -- the stupefaction of the masses, the obsessed and driven lives of the bourgeoisie -- seem attractive by comparison.
development way consumerism
The family wage has been eroded by the same developments that have promoted consumerism as a way of life.